Job summary
Where Our People
Matter.
Putting Patients First is the
overarching plan and purpose of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Our
Emergency Medicine Directorate know that this can only be achieved by looking
after our people our people being both staff and patients. Joining our
team, you will be working with an experienced group of clinical and nursing
staff that take pride in innovation, personal and group development, and
wellbeing.
Our team has expanded
significantly over the past few years and we are looking for like-minded people
to join us on our journey to become one of the best Emergency Medicine
directorates in the country and employer of choice for experienced consultants
looking for a change, or new consultants finishing training programmes. Either
way, we want to help and support your development because supporting our staff
makes our team and the service we provide to our patients much better.
We can offer additional
leadership roles in Ultrasound Training, Acute Care of the Older Person,
Education, Trauma and Digital Innovation amongst many others. If you are a
creative person and want to try something new, we will give you the room and
support to test ideas and different ways of working.
AAC interview date is : 13/09/2023.
Main duties of the job
As part of the Worcestershire
Acute Hospitals Cross-County Emergency Medicine Directorate, you will have the
opportunity to work at both Worcestershire Royal Hospital and the Alexandra
Hospital in Redditch. You will be joining us at an exciting time as both our
departments have seen significant investment to improve facilities for patients
and rest and training facilities for staff. Summer 2023 will see the opening of
a multi-million-pound state-of-the-art Urgent and Emergency Care centre on the Worcestershire
Royal Hospital site, with co-located EM, Acute Medicine, Radiology and SDEC
services to transform our activity.
Situated between the calm
tranquillity of the Malvern Hills and the hustle-and-bustle of Birmingham City
Centre, Redditch offers the best of both worlds. You could be a short distance
away from beautiful countryside for outdoor pursuits, or a short distance away
from dining at Michelin-starred restaurants or visiting the many theatres,
museums and music venues of Birmingham.
Nearby towns such as Bromsgrove
have schools rated as being Outstanding by Ofsted for those who are already
raising young families, or those who are just about to embark on that lifelong
journey.
If you want something supportive,
sustainable and geared towards delivering quality, innovative patient care,
choose Worcestershire, Where Our People Matter.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Immediate resuscitation of critically ill patients and
thereafter referral to the appropriate department of those patients who require
admission.
Definitive care of minor injuries and emergencies and
other routine ED clinical work.
Daily review and care of ED patients on the Clinical
Decision Unit when in operation.
Communication and liaison with other departments
within the hospital, both clinical and managerial.
Communication and liaison with agencies outside the
hospital including the emergency services and primary care trust.
Responsibility for the supervision, training and
education of junior medical staff, with an active role in the training of
nursing and other staff, including medical students. The post holder may be
named as the clinical supervisor of a number of junior medical staff. The Trust
receives medical students from both Birmingham and Warwick medical schools and
an interest in teaching and training would be an advantage.
The ED has an active teaching program for VTS trainees
/ FY2 and middle grades. The department also participates in the Regional Staff
Grade and Specialist Registrar training programs. The post holder will be
expected to make an active contribution to the planning and delivery of these
programmes.
Dealing with personnel and other managerial issues,
including ensuring that arrangements are in place for adequate staff to be
available in relation to treatment and care of patients.
Work with the clinical governance lead for the ED,
ensuring the continuing development of the service, including the achievement
of national targets.
Playing a major part in the development of Emergency
services within the county of Worcestershire. In keeping with national trends,
the county aims to ensure the development of a comprehensive and efficient
network of Emergency services over the next few years and the ED team will be
involved in identifying and implementing any changes necessary to achieve this.
DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES - GENERAL
The post-holder will provide support to the A&E
department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient
flow through the hospital.
The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory
service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
The post-holder will attend cross county and cross
site meetings.
To collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high
quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and
departmental objectives.
The post-holder will, if relevant, participate in the
on call rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out
of normal hours, to be shared equally with Consultant colleagues in post.
The Trust would expect a consultant whilst undertaking
oncall duties to attend the hospital site to review patients when clinically
necessary.
The consultant on call must be prepared to attend
willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing
team in the interests of patient safety. The post-holder, whilst undertaking
weekend on call duties, will attend the hospital to undertake patient reviews.
Please note that although the Job Description states 1.5 SPA for new consultants moving down to 1 SPA after the first year, this is now incorrect and current trust guidance is for all consultants to receive 2PA SPA to allow full participation in educational, academic, governance and leadership activities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Immediate resuscitation of critically ill patients and
thereafter referral to the appropriate department of those patients who require
admission.
Definitive care of minor injuries and emergencies and
other routine ED clinical work.
Daily review and care of ED patients on the Clinical
Decision Unit when in operation.
Communication and liaison with other departments
within the hospital, both clinical and managerial.
Communication and liaison with agencies outside the
hospital including the emergency services and primary care trust.
Responsibility for the supervision, training and
education of junior medical staff, with an active role in the training of
nursing and other staff, including medical students. The post holder may be
named as the clinical supervisor of a number of junior medical staff. The Trust
receives medical students from both Birmingham and Warwick medical schools and
an interest in teaching and training would be an advantage.
The ED has an active teaching program for VTS trainees
/ FY2 and middle grades. The department also participates in the Regional Staff
Grade and Specialist Registrar training programs. The post holder will be
expected to make an active contribution to the planning and delivery of these
programmes.
Dealing with personnel and other managerial issues,
including ensuring that arrangements are in place for adequate staff to be
available in relation to treatment and care of patients.
Work with the clinical governance lead for the ED,
ensuring the continuing development of the service, including the achievement
of national targets.
Playing a major part in the development of Emergency
services within the county of Worcestershire. In keeping with national trends,
the county aims to ensure the development of a comprehensive and efficient
network of Emergency services over the next few years and the ED team will be
involved in identifying and implementing any changes necessary to achieve this.
DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES - GENERAL
The post-holder will provide support to the A&E
department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient
flow through the hospital.
The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory
service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
The post-holder will attend cross county and cross
site meetings.
To collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high
quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and
departmental objectives.
The post-holder will, if relevant, participate in the
on call rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out
of normal hours, to be shared equally with Consultant colleagues in post.
The Trust would expect a consultant whilst undertaking
oncall duties to attend the hospital site to review patients when clinically
necessary.
The consultant on call must be prepared to attend
willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing
team in the interests of patient safety. The post-holder, whilst undertaking
weekend on call duties, will attend the hospital to undertake patient reviews.
Please note that although the Job Description states 1.5 SPA for new consultants moving down to 1 SPA after the first year, this is now incorrect and current trust guidance is for all consultants to receive 2PA SPA to allow full participation in educational, academic, governance and leadership activities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
- Entry on Specialist Register in Emergency Medicine (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)
- FRCEM or equivalent
- ALS, ATLS/ETC and APLS/EPLS/EPALS provider
- Higher degree
- Instructor for Advanced Life Support courses
Experience
Essential
- Clinical Experience:
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Emergency Medicine.
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within Emergency Medicine.
-
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
- Expertise in sub-specialty.
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- effectively.
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of
- specialist service.
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient
- priorities.
- Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and
- multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of audit management and conducting
- clinical audit.
Desirable
- Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate.
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.
Teaching experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
- Recognised Clinical/ Educational Supervisor in accordance with the
- GMC and Academy of Medical Educators Framework.
- Postgraduate qualification in education.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
- Entry on Specialist Register in Emergency Medicine (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)
- FRCEM or equivalent
- ALS, ATLS/ETC and APLS/EPLS/EPALS provider
- Higher degree
- Instructor for Advanced Life Support courses
Experience
Essential
- Clinical Experience:
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Emergency Medicine.
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within Emergency Medicine.
-
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
- Expertise in sub-specialty.
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- effectively.
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of
- specialist service.
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient
- priorities.
- Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and
- multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of audit management and conducting
- clinical audit.
Desirable
- Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate.
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.
Teaching experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
- Recognised Clinical/ Educational Supervisor in accordance with the
- GMC and Academy of Medical Educators Framework.
- Postgraduate qualification in education.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
